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-rw-r--r--debian/changelog2
-rw-r--r--en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml9
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7542cdab0..28f206a02 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ installation-guide (2009xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
Vincent McIntyre. Closes: #511053.
* Use 'ip addr' instead of 'ifconfig' to get MAC address for RARP setup.
* Update information on setting up a TFTP server.
+ * As of Lenny syslinux no longer requires that the TFTP server supports the
+ 'tsize' option (see #570273). With thanks to Ferenc Wagner.
-- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:01:59 +0200
diff --git a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml
index 9ad1ebe80..116756845 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/install-tftp.xml
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ this section, we shall provide commands for SunOS 4.x, SunOS 5.x
<note arch="x86"><para>
-To use the Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) method of TFTP
-booting, you will need a TFTP server with <userinput>tsize</userinput>
-support. On a &debian; server, the <classname>atftpd</classname> and
-<classname>tftpd-hpa</classname> packages qualify; we recommend
-<classname>tftpd-hpa</classname>.
+For a &debian; server we recommend <classname>tftpd-hpa</classname>.
+It's written by the same author as the <classname>syslinux</classname>
+bootloader and is therefore least likely to cause issues.
+A good alternative is <classname>atftpd</classname>.
</para></note>